Soon enough, Hunter had took Azara to Emperor's Belos castle. It was dark and gloomy, settled in an canyon, in the center of the boiling Isles as Azara saw giant rib cages extending out reaching towards the sky, surrounded by a pit of sharp giant rocks. There was a tall spire in the center of it. A metal bridge extended it's way out from the castle heading towards Hunter and Azara.

"This is the castle? Seems more like a prison to me," Azara replied.

"You be quiet and stop with the humming! It's getting annoying," Hunter said. "You're already in enough trouble." Azara pouted sticking out her lips. Lil' Rascal hid inside of Hunter's cloak, turning back into wood.

"And you should sleep and smile more!" Azara argued back at him.

"Well, you won't be able to sleep or smile anymore once Belos makes his judgement," Hunter sneered. Azara's eyes widen before narrowing them at Hunter, glaring at him.

"You know what, I thought that you were nice, but you are just a jerk," she told him and looked away. "You're not my friend." Hunter stared at her with a hurt look in eyes and he sighed.

"Hunter."

"What?" Azara asked, as she looked back up at him, confused and also surprised.

"My name is Hunter." He told her.

Azara was about to say something to him, but the bridge began to slowly pull back heading towards the castle as it took Hunter and her on it. Azara could feel a sense of dread building up in her stomach as the bridge brought them closer and closer to the castle until it stopped at the front door.

The two walked inside, passing through the long hallways in silence. There were several guards from the coven, roaming the halls as well as Hunter and her passed them. Soon, the two were standing in front of a large door, the throne room. Hunter opened it, pulling Azara with him, inside the room.

Across the room, there was a man, sitting on a tall throne, dressed in a long white cloak with the emperor's coven seal in the center, wearing a golden mask that looked like a bird and antlers extending out the top that looked like a deer. Above him, there was a giant heart, that was still beating. It almost made her puke as she cringed with disgust.

"Hunter, you finally made it back safely," Azara heard a british voice come from the emperor.

"Emperor Belos, I have brought this girl to be judged by you," Hunter said to him. Belos turned his head, now looking at Azara. She froze as she could feel his intense gaze as if piercing right through her soul.

"What are you looking at?!" Azara demanded, feeling more creeped out by him.

"That necklace, hanging around your neck, may I see it?" Emperor Belos asked her. Azara's eyes widen in surprise, looking down at her necklace. She stared back at him, confused.

"I'd love to, but I promised my mother to never take it off." she told him. "It's been in my family for generations and it's very old."

"I just want to see it. I promise I'll give it back," Emperor Belos said, holding out his hand.

"Well, we don't always get what we want," Azara retorted. "My answer is no." Hunter's eyes widen before turning to anger and Belos pulled back his hand.

"How dare you!?" Hunter hissed. "You will show Emperor Belos respect!" Belos turned to Hunter as he held his hand up, silencing him.

"Hunter, don't be rude. I raised you better than that." Emperor Belos said. Hunter's eyes widen and he stopped, looking down to the floor, not meeting his eyes with Belos. The emperor turned to Azara. "Tell me, human. How did you come to be here?"

"Well, I was having a normal day at home with my mom and brother. Then I found a key and unlocked a door and here I am in this strange world able to do magic." she explained. Belos narrowed his eyes at Azara with more interest.

"Do you have this key with you now?" Belos asked.

"No, it disappeared along with door." Azara told him. "I'm trapped here."

"You said that you did magic. Mind giving us a little demonstration?" Belos asked.

"Eh, why not?" Azara shrugged her hands. She traced a circle with her finger making the fire spell and shot out a fire ball and it flew at Belos, shooting past his head, hitting his throne behind him, instead. Hunter's eyes widen in shock but curious as well. However, Belos had a dark expression in his eyes.

"You should be careful playing with wild magic, girl" He warned Azara. "It is dangerous."

"Well, there's a saying back on Earth," Azara looked at him, crossing her arms. "Magic can only be dangerous if it's in the wrong hands." Azara saw pale blue luminescent eyes glowing through Belo's mask staring back at her. It sent a shiver down Azara's spine.

"Wise words," Belos told her. "But, very foolish."

"Emperor Belos, what do you want to do with her?" Hunter asked. Belos stood up before he began to approach Azara, slowly. Azara backed away as he was now standing in front of her, his tall form towering over her.

"Girl, I am giving you a chance, but only one," he told her. "You are free to go. But, I will not be so merciful next time. Do watch yourself." Belos a staff, that looked handmade and pointed it at Azara. The ropes that were binding around her, released and fell to the ground, freeing her. Not wasting a second, Azara quietly walked away, wanting to get out. She glanced over at Hunter, his eyes catching hers, as she left.

Azara opened the door and closed it as she left. She leaned against it as she felt her heart pounding in her chest. She had never felt so terrified in her life as she did now. The eerie stare of the emperor's glowing blue eyes, still haunted her mind as she tried to erase it from her memory. Suddenly, she heard Hunter and Emperor Belos talking to each other on the other side of the door. Azara leaned her ear against it listening in on their conversation.

"Uncle, why did you let her go?" Hunter asked as he stepped up to Belos.

"Uncle?" Azara whispered softly to herself as she continued to listen.

"I have my reasons, Hunter, as it is the will of the Titan," Emperor Belos said. "We all have a part." Then his stare grew sharp, staring directly at Hunter. "However, you are in a lot of trouble," he told Hunter. "Why did you leave the castle without notifying me? What if you have gotten hurt or worse killed? You know it would be an hassle trying to find an replacement for you." Hunter's eyes widen, gripping his fists tightly.

"I-I just wanted to be useful, instead of staying inside the castle all day. Your condition is worsening," Hunter explained calmly to him, trying to keep his hands from shaking. "But, if you just let me help. Maybe, I can find a way to fix it! There's a book that I've read about, about wild magic from the savage ages that could help slow-!"

Hunter gasped as a sharp tendril shot out, nearly nicking Hunter's scar, shooting past his ear, slicing off a piece of his hair.

"You should watch that tone of voice of yours, boy. You know how I feel about that." Belos warned as he stepped over to Hunter. Hunter began to grow even more tense with every step of his footsteps. He looked up to see Belos standing in front of him. Belos gripped Hunter's shoulder, tightly, black liquid that appeared to look like mud, seeped through the emperor's hand gauntlets, leaking onto Hunter's cloak. "Hunter, you know that our family is gone because of wild magic. We are the last remaining of that blood line. I can not lose you, too. Now, I want you to stop with this wild magic talk, understand?"

"I'm sorry, Emperor Belos," Hunter replied as he nodded his head, hesitantly. "I spoke out of turn. It won't happen again."

"See to it that you don't," Belos said. Azara backed away from the door and she turned around and ran. She didn't look back.

She needed to get far away from this place as soon as possible. There was something wrong about this emperor guy.

It felt evil...